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[carsokk]

Hi.  Can is there any way to pair (via bluetooth or wifi) a Roku TV with an Echo Dot so that the Echo Dot is an audio speaker for the Roku TV?  I found this asked 3 years ago for a different model of TV and the answer was no.   So, I hope thngs have changed in 3 years.  If this is not possible, is there any way to submit a request for this feature?

[Tivoburkee]

Sorry, but no.  Roku's use to only be Bluetooth receivers not transmitters. Which is what the speaker needs. But they did upgrade Roku's to transmit to Bluetooth headphones only, still not speakers. 

[carsokk]

My Roku TV can connect to bluetooth speakers, so doesn't that mean it is a Bluetooth Transmitter?  The problem is that when you go into setup mode, it does not see the Echo as a speaker.  So, if there was some way for the Echo to present itself as a speaker, it should work, shouldn't it?  I have confirmed on the Amazon site that a Amazon Fire TV can use an Echo as a speaker, so Roku should (in theory) bea able to do the same thing.  Or, am I missing something?

[Amarixn5]

I'm having the same problem, it's not showing up on my TV. I even went as far as add my onn Roku TV as a device on the Amazon Alexa app but it's still not showing up on my TV when I'm searching for a speaker to connect to. This needs to be taken care of because the feature isn't serving a purpose.

[Burdicktv]

Why is this not an option in this day and age.  I can hook my echo speakers to a host of other devices without issue.  Come on Roku get with the times.

[rausch74]

Yes, it is possible!!  Though it requires the use of an Amazon Firestick.

I recently picked up a second-hand Hisense Roku TV and had the same question.  Like you, I wasn't satisfied with the "not possible" answer, so I did a bunch of trial-and-error testing until I came across a setup that I was satisfied with.

The first step is to setup Alexa Home Theater mode on a Firestick or FireTV device, instructions here:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/help/customer/display.html?nodeId=GENPVVD63RZMN7CU

Not all Echo devices are compatible with all FireTV devices, so make sure you're working with the same-generation devices.  For example, a Firestick 4k 2nd gen will work with Echo Dot 4th gen speakers, but won't work with Echo Dot 3rd gen (but Firestick 4k 1st gen will).
Not sure why they couldn't make all their devices work together,  but here's a compatibility list:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/help/customer/display.html?nodeId=GYYMWGZJUK28FEN6

Once you've got the Alexa Home Theater mode working, the rest is fairly simple.  Go to the audio settings on your Roku TV and manually set the audio to output to the HDMI(ARC) device for your Firestick. 
Audio output worked immediately on my TV, but the volume buttons weren't working until I powered the TV off and back on again.  Now audio for the TV comes out the Echo Dot speakers and both the Amazon & Hisense remotes are able to control the volume.  Every so often it gets glitchy, where audio still works but changing the volume with the remote stops working, but power-cycling the TV fixes it.

Hopefully that helps. 🙂

[rausch74]

Slight correction from my earlier post.
It has to be a Firestick 4k device that supports ARC audio, so the older FireTV/Stick devices won't work.

According to Amazon:
The following Fire TV Sticks are compatible with Alexa Home Theater with HDMI ARC:

• Fire TV Stick 4K Max (2nd Generation)
• Fire TV Stick 4K Max (1st Generation)
• Fire TV Stick 4K (2nd Generation)

https://www.amazon.com/gp/help/customer/display.html?nodeId=G9MFQFRP6F7L8UH9